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Microphonic Machinations 

Dec 1, 2001,

By Scott Wilkinson

A microphone's job is simple: it converts an acoustic sound into an electrical signal that corresponds to the original waveform as closely as possible....

Truth or Consequences: Improve Your Studio's Acoustics 

Nov 1, 2001,

By Michael Cooper

Learn how to tune your studio's control room for flatter frequency response....

DIRECT ACTION 

Nov 1, 2001,

By Michael Cooper

In 1980, James Demeter was thumbing through a tube-electronics book when he stumbled upon the schematic for a cathode follower circuit. That circuit would...

MARK MY WORDS 

Nov 1, 2001,

By Alan Gary Campbell

You have the band's home page up. The counter works. You've even sold some CDs. You're about to breathe a sigh of relief, but then you sense them coming:...

Secret Encoder Ring 

Oct 1, 2001,

By Mike Sokol

So you've bitten the proverbial bullet and installed a mixer or workstation software application with surround panners, set up a 5.1 monitoring system,...

Special Delivery 

Sep 1, 2001,

by Eric and Haren Bell

It's time to deliver your music to that huge online audience you know is out there...in cyberspace....

PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS: Staying out of the Red 

Sep 1, 2001,

By Myles Boisen

In a perfect world, every device in your studio racks would integrate seamlessly with its neighbors, your levels would always be hot without a hint of...

WEB AUDIO BASICS 

Sep 1, 2001,

Peter Hamlin

Posting audio on your Web site involves three easy steps. First, create the sound file in an appropriate format. Next, transfer that audio file to your...

Making a Joyful Noise 

Aug 1, 2001,

By Myles Boisen with Cary Sheldon

For some engineers, all it takes is a glimpse of vocal session, 3 p.m. on the day's studio calendar to make their shoulders tighten and skin turn red....

Learning the Lexicon 

Aug 1, 2001,

By Michael Cooper

Although the MPX 500 and, to a much lesser extent, the MPX 100 let you edit parameters to dial in custom effects, trailblazing beyond presets can be difficult because of an almost complete lack of documentation about those parameters....

Decibels Demystified, Part 2 

Aug 1, 2001,

By Scott Wilkinson

Among the most misused audio terms are volume, level, and gain. During the past 15 years, many fundamental music-technology concepts have been explained...

SHORTCUTS TO SUCCESS 

Jul 1, 2001,

Larry The O

Use the right shortcuts to get more work done with less effort. Every time you have to redo a task or repeat a series of actions, you probably wonder...

UNDERGROUND DRUM SOUNDS 

Jul 1, 2001,

By Myles Boisen

Before the Internet, e-commerce, and Napster, if you wanted a record, you had to go to a record store and buy it. If your tastes ran to music more challenging...

5.1 Mixing on a Budget 

Jun 1, 2001,

BY MIKE SOKOL

Mixing in surround doesn't mean you have to take out a second mortgage. EM goes shopping at retail electronics stores for affordable consumer receivers and subwoofers that are well suited for surround applications....

Battling Medusa 

Jun 1, 2001,

BY KAREN STACKPOLE

The cabling spaghetti found in most personal studios conjures a present-day Medusa. But you can overcome Medusa without turning to stone if you follow the advice of experienced studio professionals. Here's how to avoid the most common pitfalls when making connections in any studio, no matter what its size....

The Shocking Truth 

Jun 1, 2001,

By Scott Wilkinson

The secrets of electricity revealed. During the past 15 years, many fundamental music-technology concepts have been explained in Square One (originally...

Publish or Perish? 

Jun 1, 2001,

By Mary Cosola

Should you sign a music-publishing deal or go it alone?...

MIXING in the Round 

May 1, 2001,

By Mike Sokol

A wealth of choices can be a blessing and a curse. Wouldn't you know it? Just when recording engineers have mixing in stereo down cold, 5.1-channel surround...

Mixing with a Master 

Sep 1, 2000,

Mike Levine

A session Eddie kramer. On a cold Sunday afternoon in New York City, legendary engineer and producer Eddie Kramer walked into the "SSL Room" at the SAE...

Cartoon Cutups 

Jun 1, 2000,

By Erik Hawkins

The wacky undersea world of SpongeBob SquarePants, Nickelodeon's first original Saturday-morning cartoon, is officially a hit. Recently touted by TV Guide...

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